# Legendary Voice Behind Some of Disco’s Most Enduring Anthems Dead at 72

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/legendary-voice-behind-some-of-discos-most-enduring-anthems-dead-at-72/
- Published: 2026-11-10T14:11:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T14:25:52+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/legendary-voice-behind-some-of-discos-most-enduring-anthems-dead-at-72/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- First Choice singer Rochelle Fleming has died aged 72.
- She died on 5 November in Philadelphia; no cause was disclosed.
- Her final released track was a 2025 collaboration with Terry Hunter.

## Summary

Rochelle Fleming, lead singer of the disco group First Choice, has died aged 72. Her death marks the loss of a singer whose powerful voice helped define several enduring disco hits and who continued making music after the group split.

Fleming died on 5 November in Philadelphia, according to a message on her official Instagram account; no cause was given. First Choice recorded songs including “Armed and Extremely Dangerous”, “The Player (Part 1)”, “Smarty Pants” and “Doctor Love”, and Fleming later pursued a solo career. Her manager recalled that she called supporters her “sweeties”; her last released track was a 2025 collaboration with Terry Hunter, while her last performance was in New York in 2019.

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